July 28, 1916, 1917.
1916- Wrightsville beats Dublin 9 to 0 n Tuesday's baseball game. Then on Thursday the largest crowd that ever witnessed a ball game at Idylwild saw Swainsboro defeat Wrightsville 6 to 1. But now Wrightsville claims the amateur championship of Georgia after the forfeiture of the final game of the series with Swainsboro. The game ha been advertised for 10 days and the Swainsboro team refused to play the final game. Wrightsville has won 43, lost 9, tied 3, having won 6 and lost 3 to Swainsboro. Wrightsville challenges any team in the state, at home or abroad.
The cut is still advocated to take 37 square miles of Johnson County b creating the county of James, with Adrian the county seat. This would leave Johnson with only 221 square miles, and in the shape of a small coffee pot. Wrightsville and the main part of the county is fighting this, however, many around Adrian are tired of fighting for it.
This is the proposition. If Johnson were to lose 37 square miles it certainly would not be doing violence to Washington County with its 680 square miles to slice off a straight line across its southern boarder taking the 37 Johnson lost to Adrian. Then too, the people within the effected territory of Washington are very desirous of being annexed to Johnson. The Harrison folk don't mind saying they would rather be in Johnson. We would be willing to swap Adrian for us.
Aside from this Adrian cannot be blamed for wanting to get re-arranged to a new county or put all in Johnson or Emanuel. Johnson would be gad to take all of Adrian. Either way everyone is ready for the question to be settled.
1917- The issue a year later has turned to the proposed creation of Treutlen County. This move would d a grave injustice to Emanuel, Johnson and especially Montgomery. Paid lobbyists are at work, wealthy citizens are spending the cash to take almost all of Montgomery, a tremendous slice of Emanuel and 35 square miles of Johnson which equals half a million taxable property from Johnson. Emanuel and Johnson are 95 percent against this, and bitterly oppose to the creation f Treutlen County. Johnson asks that this bill does not pass creating Treutlen.
Johnson's draft quota is 22 men and the board will call men until the quota is filled. The local taxation for school purposes passed wit a large majority. Wrightsville is considering the purchase of a fire engine, truck and apparatus. A couple fellows with a Smith-Form-A-Truck arrived for a demonstration and many are pleased with it. More adequate fire equipment is badly needed for the city.
On July 23rd Mr. Willie Hammock, son f Mr. & Mrs. Henry T. Hammock died. H had been in ill health for some time at his parents home in the country, having come up from his home in Fitzgerald. He was then stricken with paralysis. He was buried on the 10th anniversary of his marriage to Miss Franklin who survives him.
Ed Neal and Bob Hannah both colored, engaged in a free-for-all pistol duel Sunday afternoon out near the city n the plantation of Mr. E. O. Snell, weapons were ordinary pocket pistols. It seems that Neal and his wife had separated a short time back and Hannah and the woman aligned themselves together which was much against the wishes of Ed. The couple had been off and had just returned to her mothers. Ed went out in search of the pair evidentally and upon seeing Hannah coming from the house he opened fire with the gun. Hanna returned the volley and a duel ensued. Hannah was hit directly in the mouth, the ball shattering his teeth and penetrating his neck, coming out at the back. Neal got a small flesh wound in the right arm.
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